austinlove wrote:Question - I got a full ride merit scholarship (over $150, 000) to a school in the top 10, but UT barely gave me $60,000 total. Why? Is that lack of interest by UT? Maybe what the other school liked UT didn’t? I doubt it’s Yp or I just wouldn’t have gotten in. It’s just weird especially given i am in state. Wondering if anyone hasn’t insight

Maybe not. They really push that, best value school, thing pretty hard. It's possible they want to try and convince people of that at a lower scholarship amount before giving out more?

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InvisiblePineapple wrote:No email about scholarship info yet, but I just logged into my status checker and saw it listed at the bottom! $60,000 total, which adds up to a little under 2/3 of my in-state tuition. Is that considered a lot? When people talk about a '2/3 ride,' is that based on tuition, or total cost of attendance?

Tuition usually. It looks like I've got the same as you. Kind of disappointed given my numbers, but I don't know if myLSN info might be inflated comparing in-state/out-of-state candidates.

When were you two admitted?

About a week ago. For what it's worth, 169/4.0/non-URM. Also, I suspect they're giving significantly less money to in-state applicants.

ATXStudent wrote:Received $0, after being told by the person that called me letting me know I was in told me “I should be getting a nice scholarship.” Very salty and not sure what to do.

Hold out hope with me that more money will be awarded tomorrow?

I got an email letting me know that I have not been awarded scholarship money at this time. Unsure why they would tell me I’m getting a scholarship, then renege on that statement. I’m all for benefit of the doubt (and rightfully so people make honest mistakes), but if I’m trusting a school with my future I think being outright honest isn’t a bad policy.

ATXStudent wrote:Received $0, after being told by the person that called me letting me know I was in told me “I should be getting a nice scholarship.” Very salty and not sure what to do.

Hold out hope with me that more money will be awarded tomorrow?

I got an email letting me know that I have not been awarded scholarship money at this time. Unsure why they would tell me I’m getting a scholarship, then renege on that statement. I’m all for benefit of the doubt (and rightfully so people make honest mistakes), but if I’m trusting a school with my future I think being outright honest isn’t a bad policy.

The scholarship committee and the admissions committee are separate entities. It’s a virtual certainty that the person you spoke to was speaking in good faith, although they probably should have made the subjectivity of the statement more clear, and I understand your frustration.

ATXStudent wrote:Received $0, after being told by the person that called me letting me know I was in told me “I should be getting a nice scholarship.” Very salty and not sure what to do.

Hold out hope with me that more money will be awarded tomorrow?

I got an email letting me know that I have not been awarded scholarship money at this time. Unsure why they would tell me I’m getting a scholarship, then renege on that statement. I’m all for benefit of the doubt (and rightfully so people make honest mistakes), but if I’m trusting a school with my future I think being outright honest isn’t a bad policy.

The scholarship committee and the admissions committee are separate entities. It’s a virtual certainty that the person you spoke to was speaking in good faith, although they probably should have made the subjectivity of the statement more clear, and I understand your frustration.

Oh for sure, I know they didn’t have any malice in their intent. Just a little unprofessional is all.

ATXStudent wrote:Received $0, after being told by the person that called me letting me know I was in told me “I should be getting a nice scholarship.” Very salty and not sure what to do.

I got 0 as well. I assume you're in-state like me? Speaking to admissions people about the scholarships, though, I got the sense that they see in-state kids as already receiving a 60k scholarship. It's honestly a fair outlook since UT is pretty much the only elite school that has an in-state tuition that's drastically lower than out-of-state. Still, I was hoping to at least get the 30k that the ED acceptances got..